Lincolnshire Stevenson's Jalen Brunson was suspended, then reinstated on appeal, for the Patriots' third-place game against Edwardsville.

Brunson was photographed allegedly making an obscene gesture in the final minute of Stevenson's 75-68 loss to Chicago Whitney Young in Friday's semifinal.

Jalen Brunson scored a state finals record 56 points in the game.

The gesture went unnoticed at the time, but the photograph was posted on the pjstar.com Website late Friday. The IHSA examined other photos and video of the incident, which occurred after a made 3-pointer by Brunson was negated by officials, who had called a foul before the shot.

A hearing was conducted Saturday afternoon, and IHSA executive director Marty Hickman suspended Brunson for the third-place game. The Board of Directors reversed the decision about 20 minutes before tipoff.

In a statement, IHSA Board president and Wauconda High School principal Dan Klett said: “The Board respects Dr. Hickman’s initial decision and believe it was the correct decision based on the resources he had at the time. There is precedence for individuals being suspended from IHSA State Final contests for this type of conduct.

"This was a unique situation in terms of how the gesture was brought to our attention via social media. As a Board, we wanted the opportunity to hear from the student-athlete and review additional materials. After doing so, the Board agreed that the gesture could have been inappropriate. However, without additional supporting evidence, we could not make the determination that the gesture was intended as an unsportsmanlike action and chose to overturn the ruling.”